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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 701. |
Monotremes are unique mammals because they_______ |
| A. | posses hair |
| B. | give birth to live young |
| C. | secret milk in a pouch |
| D. | lay eggs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 702. |
Ramapithecus and Cro-Magnon man are considered as___ |
| A. | ancestors of modern man |
| B. | ancestors of monkey |
| C. | ancestors of lion |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. ancestors of monkey | |
| 703. |
Plants growing on sand are called as? |
| A. | Chasmophytes |
| B. | Oxylophytes |
| C. | Lithophytes |
| D. | Psammophytes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 704. |
Myopia is connected with____. |
| A. | ears |
| B. | eyes |
| C. | lungs |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. lungs | |
| 705. |
Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to a pigment called____ |
| A. | anthocyanin |
| B. | carotene |
| C. | chlorophyll |
| D. | xanthophylls |
| Answer» B. carotene | |
| 706. |
Prothrombin which helps in clotting of blood is released by____. |
| A. | lymphocytes |
| B. | erythrocytes |
| C. | monocytes |
| D. | blood platelets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 707. |
Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e. is the highest in hierarchy? |
| A. | Order |
| B. | Subspecies |
| C. | Class |
| D. | Genus |
| Answer» D. Genus | |
| 708. |
Potato is a modified form (outgrowth) of? |
| A. | root |
| B. | stem |
| C. | fruit |
| D. | leaf |
| Answer» C. fruit | |
| 709. |
Phloem is a tissue found in___. |
| A. | reproductive organs of animals |
| B. | plants |
| C. | insects |
| D. | mammals |
| Answer» C. insects | |
| 710. |
N2 content is kept constant in the biosphere due to___ |
| A. | N2 fixation |
| B. | industrial pollution |
| C. | nitrogen cycle |
| D. | absorption of N2 Answer u0026 Explanation |
| Answer» D. absorption of N2 Answer u0026 Explanation | |
| 711. |
Neurospora is used as genetic material because_____. |
| A. | it has short life cycle of 10 days |
| B. | the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed |
| C. | the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed C.tmeiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of orderedtetrads |
| D. | s a diploid fungus |
| Answer» B. the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed | |
| 712. |
Plants that grow in saline water are called? |
| A. | Halophytes |
| B. | Hydrophytes |
| C. | Mesophytes |
| D. | Thallophytes |
| Answer» B. Hydrophytes | |
| 713. |
Pyorrhoea is a disease of the____ |
| A. | Nose |
| B. | Gums |
| C. | Heart |
| D. | Lungs |
| Answer» C. Heart | |
| 714. |
O2 released in the process of photosynthesis comes from? |
| A. | CO2 |
| B. | water |
| C. | sugar |
| D. | pyruvic acid |
| Answer» C. sugar | |
| 715. |
Placenta is the structure formed______. |
| A. | by the union of foetal and uterine tissue |
| B. | by foetus only |
| C. | by fusion of germ layers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. by foetus only | |
| 716. |
Photosynthesis takes place faster in___. |
| A. | yellow light |
| B. | white light |
| C. | red light |
| D. | darkness |
| Answer» C. red light | |
| 717. |
Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of______. |
| A. | dengue fever |
| B. | filariasis |
| C. | encephalitis |
| D. | yellow fever |
| Answer» C. encephalitis | |
| 718. |
Primary phloem develops from____-. |
| A. | lateral meristem |
| B. | protoderm |
| C. | extrastelar cambium |
| D. | provascular tissue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 719. |
Nucleus, the genetic material containing rounded body in each cell, was first discovered in 1831 by____ |
| A. | Robert Hooke |
| B. | Robert Brown |
| C. | Rudolf Virchow |
| D. | Theodore Schwann |
| Answer» C. Rudolf Virchow | |
| 720. |
Prokaryotic cells lack_______. |
| A. | nucleolus |
| B. | nuclear membrane |
| C. | membrane bound by organelles |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 721. |
Plant development is influenced by? |
| A. | quality of light only |
| B. | quality and quantity of light |
| C. | quality and duration of light |
| D. | quality, quantity and duration of light |
| Answer» E. | |
| 722. |
Most highly intelligent mammals are? |
| A. | whales |
| B. | dolphins |
| C. | elephants |
| D. | kangaroos |
| Answer» C. elephants | |
| 723. |
Process of cell division can take place by? |
| A. | heterosis |
| B. | fusion |
| C. | mitosis |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 724. |
Photo-oxidation is? |
| A. | photorespiration |
| B. | photolysis |
| C. | light and oxygen induced breakdown |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 725. |
Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their___ |
| A. | embryonic zone |
| B. | growing point |
| C. | root hairs |
| D. | zone of elongation |
| Answer» D. zone of elongation | |
| 726. |
Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into? |
| A. | free nitrogen |
| B. | urea |
| C. | ammonia |
| D. | proteins |
| Answer» B. urea | |
| 727. |
Out of 900 reported species of living gymnosperms, conifers are represented by about 500 species, About 2,50,000 species of angiosperms (flowering plants) have also been reported in the world. The vast and dominant woodlands in Europe, Asia, North America and mountains such as Himalayas are wooded with? |
| A. | all gymnosperms, except conifers |
| B. | only angiosperms |
| C. | only conifers |
| D. | angiosperms and all gymnosperms except conifers |
| Answer» D. angiosperms and all gymnosperms except conifers | |
| 728. |
Most fish do not sink in water because of the presence of I.swim bladderII.air bladderIII.air sacsIV.air in spongy bones |
| A. | I and II are correct |
| B. | II and III are correct |
| C. | III and IV are correct |
| D. | I, II, III and IV are correct |
| Answer» B. II and III are correct | |
| 729. |
Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are the famous timber-yielding plants of which several also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these belong to? |
| A. | angiosperms |
| B. | gymnosperms |
| C. | monocotyledons |
| D. | dicotyledons |
| Answer» C. monocotyledons | |
| 730. |
How much coal need to be burnt to produce the same energy as produced by 1 Kg of U-235? |
| A. | 1500 Tons |
| B. | 2500 tons |
| C. | 500 otns |
| D. | 2000 tons |
| Answer» C. 500 otns | |
| 731. |
t Statement A: Nucleur fussion can be carried out at very high temperatures. Statement B: A very high kinetic energy is required by the nucleus in the Nuclear fussion. |
| A. | A is correct only |
| B. | B is correct only |
| C. | A and B both are correct |
| D. | A and B both are incorrect |
| Answer» D. A and B both are incorrect | |
| 732. |
One who dabbles in fine arts for the love of it and not for monetary gains |
| A. | Connoisseur |
| B. | Amateur |
| C. | Professional |
| D. | Dilettante |
| Answer» C. Professional | |
| 733. |
Regard of others as a principle of action: |
| A. | Cynicism |
| B. | .Nepotism |
| C. | Philanthropy |
| D. | Altruism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 734. |
The custom of having more than one husband at the same time: |
| A. | Polygamy |
| B. | Polyandry |
| C. | Debauchery |
| D. | Bigamy |
| Answer» C. Debauchery | |
| 735. |
Person who believe that God is everything and everything is God. |
| A. | Agnostic |
| B. | Theist |
| C. | Pantheist |
| D. | Pantechnicon |
| Answer» D. Pantechnicon | |
| 736. |
Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water soil; essential to life but may cause disease. |
| A. | Virus |
| B. | Amoeba |
| C. | Bacteria |
| D. | Toxin |
| Answer» D. Toxin | |
| 737. |
Relationship by blood or birth. |
| A. | Parentage |
| B. | Affiliation |
| C. | Consanguinity |
| D. | Nepotism |
| Answer» D. Nepotism | |
| 738. |
To slap with a flat object: |
| A. | Hew |
| B. | Swat |
| C. | Chop |
| D. | Gnaw |
| Answer» C. Chop | |
| 739. |
Regard of others as a principle of action |
| A. | Cynicism |
| B. | Nepotism |
| C. | Philanthropy |
| D. | Altruism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 740. |
Murder of a brother: |
| A. | Patricide |
| B. | Regicide |
| C. | Homicide |
| D. | Fratricide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 741. |
A person living permanently in a certain place: |
| A. | Native |
| B. | Resident |
| C. | Domicile |
| D. | Subject |
| Answer» D. Subject | |
| 742. |
An office or post with no work but high pay: |
| A. | Honorary |
| B. | Sinecure |
| C. | Gratis |
| D. | Ex-officio |
| Answer» C. Gratis | |
| 743. |
One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him: |
| A. | Vindicator |
| B. | Usurer |
| C. | Vindictive |
| D. | Virulent |
| Answer» D. Virulent | |
| 744. |
To send an unwanted person out of the country: |
| A. | Exclude |
| B. | Ostracise |
| C. | Deport |
| D. | .Expatriate |
| Answer» D. .Expatriate | |
| 745. |
A government run by a dictator: |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Autocracy |
| C. | Oligarchy |
| D. | Theocracy |
| Answer» C. Oligarchy | |
| 746. |
Anything written in letter after it is signed: |
| A. | Posterity |
| B. | Postdiction |
| C. | Postscript |
| D. | Corrigendum |
| Answer» D. Corrigendum | |
| 747. |
The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence: |
| A. | .Imperialism |
| B. | Capitalism |
| C. | Internationalism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» B. Capitalism | |
| 748. |
List of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting: |
| A. | Schedule |
| B. | Agenda |
| C. | Proceedings |
| D. | Experts |
| Answer» C. Proceedings | |
| 749. |
To examine the one’s own thoughts and feelings: |
| A. | Meditation |
| B. | Retrospection |
| C. | Reflection |
| D. | Introspection |
| Answer» E. | |
| 750. |
To cause troops etc, to spread out in readiness for battle |
| A. | Align |
| B. | Deploy |
| C. | Collocate |
| D. | Disperse |
| Answer» D. Disperse | |